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diff --git a/git-pull.sh b/git-pull.sh index c3f05f5..74bfc16 100755 --- a/git-pull.sh +++ b/git-pull.sh @@ -97,10 +97,24 @@ case "$merge_head" in esac curr_branch=${curr_branch#refs/heads/} - echo >&2 "Warning: No merge candidate found because value of config option - \"branch.${curr_branch}.merge\" does not match any remote branch fetched." - echo >&2 "No changes." - exit 0 + echo >&2 "You asked me to pull without telling me which branch you" + echo >&2 "want to merge with, and 'branch.${curr_branch}.merge' in" + echo >&2 "your configuration file does not tell me either. Please" + echo >&2 "name which branch you want to merge on the command line and" + echo >&2 "try again (e.g. 'git pull <repository> <refspec>')." + echo >&2 "See git-pull(1) for details on the refspec." + echo >&2 + echo >&2 "If you often merge with the same branch, you may want to" + echo >&2 "configure the following variables in your configuration" + echo >&2 "file:" + echo >&2 + echo >&2 " branch.${curr_branch}.remote = <nickname>" + echo >&2 " branch.${curr_branch}.merge = <remote-ref>" + echo >&2 " remote.<nickname>.url = <url>" + echo >&2 " remote.<nickname>.fetch = <refspec>" + echo >&2 + echo >&2 "See git-config(1) for details." + exit 1 ;; ?*' '?*) if test -z "$orig_head" |